NUTRITIONAL LABELING

40 cal is low
100 is moderate
400 is high

5% DV or less is low
20% DV or more is high

Stay below 100% DV for fat, cholesterol, sodium
Try to get 100% Fiber, Vitamin A, C, Calcium, Iron

Reference Amount Customarily Consumed (RACC)

Estb for 27 red meats and 26 poultry
Basis for labeling serving size

What's Needed?

Serving size, servings per container, mandatory nutrients, estb format

Formats: full vertical format, side-by-side, full tabular, tabular, shortened vertical, simplified vertical, simplified tabular, single-serving, prepared foods, combined foods, variety pack, linear, bilingual, food for children (<2 yrs), (2-4 yrs), very small.

Labeling Exceptions and Special
-Small businesses based on number of employees (<500)
-Low volume food products (<100,000 lbs)
-Products for further processing
- " not for sale to consumers
- " in small packages, less than half ounce
- " custom slaughter
- " for export


Differences Between FSIS and FDA

* FSIS is not under NLEA

* Small business exemption & no approval/notification for the exemption

* No required “visual” for serving size declared in ounces

* Use of simplified format with one nutrient, other than core, declared as “0”

* FSIS Permits voluntary declaration of “stearic acid” indented under sat fat

* FSIS has no Class 1 nutrients since we do not permit fortification.